Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (01 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 11PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
4279 | 3635 | 2840 | 2545 | 2748 | 4084 | 3294 | 2466 | 1793 | 1452 | 1005 | 746 | 546 | 456 | 350 | 291 | 233 | 174 | 161 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:51PM1.74m | 7:19AM1.76m | 7:44PM1.71m | 8:16AM1.77m | 8:41PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:12AM0.29m | 1:42PM0.32m | 2:05AM0.29m | 2:39PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
4279 | 3635 | 2840 | 2545 | 2748 | 4084 | 3294 | 2466 | 1793 | 1452 | 1005 | 746 | 546 | 456 | 350 | 291 | 233 | 174 | 161 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 13 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
— | — | 735 | 1124 | 1537 | 19 | 17 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 43 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 12 | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 10 | SE 11 |
— | — | — | 22 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 34 | 15 | 69 | 105 | 75 | 91 | 94 | 119 | 97 | 57 | 40 | 50 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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